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Facebook’s Laughable Data Shows ‘LOL’ Isn’t Funny Anymore

‘Haha’ and emoji are in, and ‘lol’ is out

Do you denote laughter with a "haha,” "hehe," "lol" or emoticons? Researchers at Facebook have analyzed a week of posts to see which forms of expressions are most popular among certain users.

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Cat Zakrzewski

Aug. 10, 2015 4:31 p.m. ET

The cool kids at Facebook Inc. are telling e-laughers everywhere that “haha” and emoji are in, and “lol” is out.

Facebook last week released a report analyzing how its users convey laughter. The way they expressed humor changed based on gender, age and geography. No joke: “lol” users are older than “haha” and “hehe” people. If you want to telegraph your youthful giggles, use an emoji.